What guitar does Caspian play?
Caspian guitarist Phil Jamieson has been seen using a Fender Limited Edition American Vintage '59 Pine Jazzmaster and a Warmoth-parts Jazzmaster, a gutted Fender Twin Reverb reissue into a Marshall 1960 4x12, and a board built around Strymon's TimeLine, El Capistan, blueSky, Flint and Sunset.
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Phil Jamieson: guitars
“I cut my teeth in Caspian with this guitar.”
Phil Jamieson: amp
Phil Jamieson: pedalboard
“only use it as an analog-tape simulator and the pedal I can't live without”
“it's an unbelievable reverb pedal”
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What guitar does Phil Jamieson play?
His main guitar in 2020 was a Fender Limited Edition American Vintage '59 Pine Jazzmaster. His earlier workhorse was a Jazzmaster built from Warmoth parts with Seymour Duncan P-90s. All his guitars took Ernie Ball Burly Slinky .011 to .052.
What amp does Phil Jamieson use?
Premier Guitar showed a gutted Fender Twin Reverb reissue used as a head, running into a Marshall 1960 4x12 with its original speakers.
What pedals does Phil Jamieson use?
His board held a Boss GE-7, Strymon Sunset, Empress Heavy, Ernie Ball VP Jr, TC Electronic Ditto X4, Strymon TimeLine, El Capistan, blueSky and Flint, EHX Voice Box and MEL9, a Boss RC-3 and a PolyTune Mini.
What delay pedal does Caspian use?
Jamieson has said the Strymon El Capistan, which he ran as a tape simulator, was the pedal he couldn't live without, alongside a Strymon TimeLine for digital delay presets.
Caspian is the instrumental post-rock band from Beverly, Massachusetts, known for Waking Season and On Circles. This guide covers guitarist Phil Jamieson's Jazzmasters, amp and Strymon-heavy pedalboard from his 2020 Premier Guitar Rig Rundown.
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